Former U.S. national team goalkeeper Brad Friedel, currently with the English Premier League's Aston Villa, has been declared bankrupt with debts of 5 million British pounds stemming from the 28-acre not-for-profit Premier Soccer Academies he launched in 2007 in his home state of Ohio. Read the whole story

The David Beckham-Tottenham saga took another twist Thursday when the Galaxy refused to give permission for him to play in a closed-door training match against Queens Park Rangers. Read the whole story

Four years ago, Afshin Ghotbi was an assistant coach for the Iranian team that was knocked out of the 2007 Asian Cup quarterfinals. On Saturday, his tenure as head coach of Iran will end if South Korea wins the rematch at the same of this year's competition. Read the whole story